Talking Trash and beverage containers

Changing Markets recently published two reports in 2020 on container deposit laws / deposit return systems (DRS), one on California (Genie in a Bottle: Unlocking the full potential of California’s bottle bill) and the other on Austria (Plastic Pollution Lobby: A coalition against the introduction of a deposit return system in Austria). The introduction of a deposit return system in Austria "will increase reuse and recycling rates, reduce virgin plastic, protect the environment and free up over €120 million of resources that are currently being spent on clean-ups."